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FIFPRO union warns of player exhaustion ahead of Eriksen collapse

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June 12, 2021 Denmark's Christian Eriksen is carried off after collapsing during the match Pool via REUTERS

Global players' union FIFPRO warned that player welfare was not being considered when competition calendars are drawn up, hours before Denmark's Christian Eriksen collapsed during his European Championship group opener against Finland.

It was not immediately clear what caused Eriksen to collapse or if it was related to exhaustion. He was later rushed to hospital where his condition was stabilised.

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